Noctua at Computex 2011

Vienna, June 8th 2011 - Last week's Computex Taipei trade show saw the first public showing of upcoming Noctua products such as the unique Focused Flow™ fan, the SecuFirm2™ mounting system for LGA2011 as well as a new low profile cooler. In addition to these upcoming products, Noctua also gave an exclusive insight on some development projects by showing several prototypes for novel heatsink designs.

First of all, we've used this year's edition of Asia's most important IT fair to present our upcoming Focused Flow™ fan, whose unique set of innovative features was much lauded by the international press. Teaming up eleven stator guide vanes with a specially conceived seven blade impeller, the Focused Flow™ system creates outstanding static pressure and focuses the airflow for superior performance on heatsinks and radiators. At the same time, second generation SSO-Bearings, our new, custom designed PWM IC and a wide range of advanced aerodynamic design measures guarantee astounding quietness of operation. For instance, the fan's stator guide vanes are set out in Varying Angular Distance in order to spread the noise emission over a broader frequency spectrum and thus make the fan's sound pattern less obtrusive to the human ear.

Secondly, we've displayed an upcoming low-profile dual fan cooler designed for use in small form factor cases and HTPC environments. With its flexible 120mm/92mm dual fan setup, the cooler can be configured either for full performance in dual fan mode or extra-low profile (66mm) with the top fan removed.

With Intel's Sandy Bridge-E (LGA2011) platform just around the corner, we've also displayed our mounting mechanism for the new socket. Using the proven, time-tested SecuFirm2™ system, the new mounting will be backwards compatible with all Noctua coolers since 2005 and will be supplied to customers free of charge after providing a proof of purchase. The upgrade kit will be available when the new platform is launched in Q4 2011.

The range of prototypes displayed at the show includes a new 140mm dual tower with recessed fins for improved compatibility and a new, alternating fin design for reduced airflow resistance and better performance.

The development projects that are still in an earlier stage include a top-of-the-range downdraft cooler with 7 heatpipes and 20% more surface area than the award-winning NH-D14 as well as a slim tower design for one or two 140mm fans. Another new project revolves around an 8 heatpipe triple stack design that allows making use of the airflow of two fans more efficiently than previous dual tower designs.

03.03.2015 - FunkyKit.comNH-D9L
Testurteil: "The Noctua NH-D9L packs alot of cooling in a little package. If you are needing to save the space but do not want to sacrifice performance the dual fan setup competes pretty close to the big behemoth coolers." (Chris McCart, FunkyKit.com)

03.03.2015 - PureOverclock.comNF-A4x10 5V
Testurteil: "Overall, I believe Noctua makes an excellent product. There really isn’t anything I can complain about except for the price, and even then the price is understandable. If you need good air flow, low noise and have a small form factor case that needs some better fans, I could definitely recommend what Noctua has to offer here." (Josh Jackson, PureOverclock.com)

03.03.2015 - FrostyTech.comNH-U9S
Testurteil: "Given these height and footprint size restrictions, the Noctua NH-U9S is a pretty quiet heatsink that offers very good thermal performance in the sub-125mm tall heatsink category, making it an excellent choice for PCs which are severely space limited. The results are enhanced by adding a second fan, as we've shown over the course of this review. Couple that with awesome build quality and a 6 year warranty and it's not hard to recommend this cooler." (Max Page, FrostyTech.com)